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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-09
Thursday, June 8, 1887.
STATE REPuBLICAE CONVENTIoN
OHIO REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE RooNs,

OHIO REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE Rooms.
CoLUEsus, Ohio, May I3 1887.
The Republican State Convention Of 1887
will be held in the city of Toledo on Wednes-
day and Thursday, July q and %.
The delegates of each congressional district
will convene on Wednesday, the 9th, at 3
O'Clock P. NJ, for the purpose of choosing one
Fice-President for the convention, and oss
member of each of the various committees.
The convention will be called to order On the
9th, at O'Clock P. NJ. for temporary organi-
zation, and on the 18th at 10 o'clock A. NJ, for
permanent organization and the transaction OF
it's other business.
Candidates will be nominated for Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Judge of Supreme Court
Judge of Supreme Court Ito fill vacancy, Aud
itor of State, Treasurer of State, Attorney
General, Member Board of Public Works.
The basis of representation in the convention
will he one delegate for every 500, and one fol
every fraction of over $50 votes cast for Gov
ernor J. B. Foraker in 1885.
IThe convention will consist of 723 delegates
of which Belmont will send 12.-ED. CHRoS.J
We recommend that all the Republicans Of
Ohio be fully represented in the selection Of
delegates to this convention; that county con.
ventions be held prior to the state convention
and that all the county and local organizations
be perfected and reported to the Secretary o.
this committee on or before the date of thi.
convention.
ALLEN T. BRINSMADE,
Chairman Republican State Cen. Com.
JOSHUA K. BRowE, Secretary.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-09
Assignee's Sale.

TNPURSANCEo of an order of probate court of Bel
mont county, Ohio, / will offer at public sale,
upon the premises, situate about One-haH mile
northwest of Maynard Station, on the c.. L. & W.
Railway, on
Friday, June Sd, 1887,
At o'clock p. m, the following described real
estate, to-wit:
Fourth Tract-Being part of section 2, township
g. range l. beginning for the same at stone at the
southwest corner of lands owned by Alex. Y. Hen
derson; thence south S9z west 17.46 poles; thence
north 11o east ~ poles; thence north 81 west 9q7S
poles thence north east 50 poles; thence north
east S2S poles; thence north 50o east 50 poles;
thence north 57o east 54 poles to of William
Henderson's lands and with the line thereof north
64o east S47 poles thence north 741s east sS poles
to stake eastern boundary of said section; thence
south 149 poles thence south 671' west y perches;
thence south 71o west 81 poles to a stone; thence
south 45o west A poles; thence south 20 west poles
to beginning containing 100 acres-excepting from
above fourth tract 141a acres sold to Matthew Ed
wards by Alex. Y Henderson; also, excepting from
all of the above described tractsShe sxOot vein of
coal and other privileges sold by Alex Y. Hender-
son to Selah Chamberlain, as will fully appear bf
reference to volume 81 page 70 of records of deeds
of Belmont county, Ohio.
Appraised as follows: Fourth trLot, S52Ss.
TERMs-One-third cash on day of sale; one-third
in year; one-third in two years, with interest
secured by mortgage on premises sold
JOHN POLLOCK,
S5-td Assignee of Alexander Y. Henderson.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-09

IT was a fortunate thing, indeed, that
Mr.. Ross Barrett had to surrender the
Auditors Office last winter, If only for
a short time. He has had some valua
BILE object lessons in the meantime. and
1t Is hoped will profit by them in the
future. An officer is an agent of the
people, and when he in any way betrays
the trust put in him by the people he is
guilty of very grave crime. "a public
Office is public trust" we are told, but
Mr.. Barrett and his Democratic prede-
cessors and party bosses did not SO re-
gard it,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-09

The Salem Republican despairs of
nominating COlumbiana county -mur
for Auditor of state. for the reason that
Treasurer Brown, of SteubenVille, will
be renominated and the convention will
not nominate the Auditor of State from
the adjoining county. 1t is not the Gus
tom to give two of the most important
State Offices to adjoining counties. In the
event of Columbiana being left out, the
proper csper for her delegation would
be to come over to Belmonts candidate
for Auditor OF State.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-09

The Gazette attempts TO justify ex-
Auditor Barrett's unlawful payments
for clerks and messengers of the Bell
aire and Martins Ferry Boards of Equal
ization. by asserting that he was "order.
ed to do so by the Commissioners" The
records of the Auditors Office show that
Mr.. Barrett issued his warrants upon
the treasury on the 26th Of June. and
that the bills were presented to the Com
missioners July 5.
In that little transaction Mr.. Barrett
certified out of the treasury 5000 so
without any authority Of law whatever,
and now his organ braZenly asserts that
he was ordered to do so by the Commis-
sioners, when the truth is the Commits
sioners knew nothing whatever of the
transaction until ten days afterwsrd.
Tue action of the Auditor was in det
6ance of law and of bis oath of Office.
Auditor Barrett had no more lawful
right to draw those orders, for $50,
S2s so, $50, and S75. respectively, and
hand them to the individuals he did,
than he had to draw like orders and
pass them around among his friends,
promiscuously. He and his bond are
liable for moneys thus unlawfully drawn
from the treasury upon his warrant.
'cNo money shall be drawn from any
county or township treasury except by
authority of law" says the Constitution.
and no money can be drawn from any
county treasury except upon the war
rsut Of the County Auditor
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-09
Legal Notice.

DENJAMIN FROST, who lives at Summerfeld,
ID Pulaski county, state of kentucky, and the
heirs of James Frost deceased whose names and
places of residence are unknown to afiant, viii
take notice, that the 2Cth day OF April 1881, the
filed in the court of common pleas OF
Belmont county, Ohio, petition against the above
named parties with others the object and prayer OF
which is that partition may be had of the lands of
lands situated IN section 8, township g. range s. in
Wayne township, Belmont county, Ohio and being
If5& acres, more or less, and the lands of which
Benjamin Frost died seized. You are required to
answer said petition or by the lth day Of June.
1887. NANCY DANFORD.
l.. Danford Atty. 4H-5t
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Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson, Clay Co.
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-09

On the 10th of April, 1884, the Legis
lature passed a law ITO authorize anG
require the Commissioners of Belmont
county to build a court house and Jail.
at a cost not exceeding 100000. Marcel
10, 1854 supplementary act was passed
authorizing an additional expenditure
of $4,000. Feb. 2, 1887. supplement,
ary act WAS passed authorizing a further
additional expenditure of $4,000, in.
eluding house for jailer and furniture
for court house.
An examination of the foregoing con.
tracts, land of the specifications for
work. made under authority. of the first
recited law, develops the fact that
No provision was made for floors in
the basement,
Nor for plastering of basement,
Nor for lath on any part of the build
ing,
Nor for cistern and drainage,
Nor for boiler house and yentilatine
stack,
Nor for yentilating and pipe ducts and
registers,
Nor for boilers. engines. plumbing, &c
Bare walls were contracted for, of a
character that would have been a source
of regret for all time, with scarcely any
means of getting into the building, ex-
cept by ladder. The then Commits
sioners (Messrs Mehan, Taylor, and
Cope) recognized the fact that the sum
named in the law was greatly inadequate,
and that to undertake to erect the build
ings named for that amount would be a
disappointment to everybody, and Il
source of regret for all time. Such was
the universal expression. The Commis-
sioners felt 1t incumbent upon them to
act, however, aud they proceeded Ia
make contracts aggregating $9s.00O and
upward, leaving out all of the necessary
work we have enumerated above, and
contemplating that the character OF
other work should be improved.
After the passage of tbe supplement.
airy act Of March 10, 1885. the changes
were made, it will be observed. Those
changes contemplated at the time the
original contracts were let, necessary to
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-09

"WE know of no Democrat In Lou,
isiana who advocates tariff for pro,
lection" says the New Orleans Plea
yune. I'VE know of no Louisianiau
who could be said even to masquerade
as a Democrat that would oppose a pol,
icy so obviously unconstitutional. Tax.
alton of whatever sort must be foI
revenue, and must not exceed the actual
necessities of the government. That is
the position of the Louisiana Democracy
that is the position of the Southern De
moeracy. and that is the position Of the
national Democracy"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-09
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-09

THE Gazette has, for year or more
been making great outcry because the
Commissioners showed disposition to
look after the public buildings being
erected. If the work had been left to
Auditor Barrett, and the architect and
contractors and Democratic bosses. we
would have had a mess of 1t, indeed.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-09

WN. .. WHEELER, ex-Vice President
Of the United States. is dead. Prior to
his election to the Vice Presidency, Mr..
Wheeler was q member of the House
from one of the New York districts,
bordering on Lake Champlain. He was
q man of rugged common sense, and
occupied an influential position while
In the House. He died of softening of
the brain.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-09

WHAT is cold in the head? Medical au
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uneven clothing of the body, rapid cooling
when in perspiratioD, etc.; the important
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-09

Our late able Democratic Auditor
would have had the new county build
ings paid for long before completion il
he had not been disturbed In his Office
last fall; and then we would have had t
repetition of the Jefferson county ex
perience.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-09
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$4,000 avorth Of Dry Goods,
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Administrators Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that in the probate court
IN of Belmont county, Ohio the undersigned was
appointed and qualified Administrator Of the
estate Of Thomas Rice, deceased, late Of Belmont
county.
All persons indebted to said estate are requested to
make Immediate payment and those having claims
against said estate will present them duly authent-
Gated for payment. ]. W. NICHOLS,
69-3t Administrator.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-09

THE people of the county are in
vited to pay attention, and they will
find much that interests them il
these columns. The calcium lights are
turned on.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-09

THE law puts payments upon estl
mates for work upon public buildings
entirely in the hands of the Auditor
Either we should have better Auditors
or the law should be amended.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-09
III. That the County Auditor, when

III. That the County Auditor, when
such estimates are certified to him, shall
" csmpars them carefully sCith tho contrast, o,
contracts, and if there are any pre-
Uious estimates, then soith such estimates :" sni
If he finds such last estimates correct, he
shall number, file, record, and give The
person holding it warrant on the treas
ury.
Now. observe with what splendid fidel
ity these plain and important provisions
OF the law have been complied with BY
our late Democratic Auditor.
Copies of all the contracts are required
to be filed In the Auditors Office. All ol
them require the Auditor to withhold II
per cent. In issuing warrants to pay Ger
tifeates.
The records of estimates issued upoI
and the contracts on file in the Auditors
Office at the time these warrants were Ii
sued make the following showing:
Contract price for stone work,
court house and jail 49,. .S67, 7,905 81
Estimates issued up to Dec. 8.
1885. and paid by Auditor
Barrett, less 10 per cent. 6e,so1
Contract price for brick work,
court house and jail. .S16,667
Estimates issued up to Nov.s,
1886, and paid by Auditor
Barrett, less 5 per cent -. 1858 81
Upon these estimates Auditor Barrett
drew warrants upon the treasury. In the
aggregate, for $50. .12o.9e for stone work
and for S16.642.39 for brick wsrk, lesv
ing S7,7s46O last fall to be paid under
the contract for stone work, and S24sl
for brick work. At that very time the
Auditor knew (or should have known,
that the contractor bad to do all this
work we have enumerated under bis
contract-the building of the Jail, the
porticos at the south and the east fronts
of the court house, the concrete work, ex
fcavating, and cleaning sp-yet he paid
him all but S994.05, exclusive of the 1C
per cent. he was required to withhold
due him upon the completion of his con.
tract for the stone work, and all but
S2461 Of the contract price for the brick
work, per cent. and all.
These naked figures speak for them-
selves. They are monument of the
care and fidelity and skill of our late able
Democratic Auditor. when such esti-
mates are certified to him by the arehi.
tect, be shall compare them carefully
with the contracts" says the law, and
with previous estimates, and IL upon
such careful comparison he finds them
correct, he shall issne his warrant upon
the treasury. In the estimate book the
previous estimates" are carried right
along, added 10 the last. and the 10 per
cent. or per cent. (as the case may be)
deducted. 80 that the able Auditor had
the sum total of the amount paid the
contractor before his eyes. Yet, six
months sgo-with not stone laid upon
the Jail, and with both the east and south
porticos of the court house to put up,
with q large amount of concrete and
other work to be done. together with
grading and cleaning up certificates bad
been issued for all but Sl,l04 so OF the
contract price for the stone work, and
for all but $24 o. Of the contract price
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-09
Thousand Mile Tickets on Sale
am sha z 80

Commencing this date the B. & o.
R. r. Co., will sell thousand mile tick
cts good over its Trans. Ohio Division
or It's Cincinnati and Pittsburgh Line
at S25 each. These tickets will be lin
tied to July 31st 1887 and will be on sale
at the principal ticket offices.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-09

THEY lost money on almost every
contract" says the Gazette, and the edi'
tor expresses the opinion that his dec
laration is capable of safe demonstra
tion." We agree that the work has
cost more than it ought to. But whose
fault is it? The men sohO let the original con
tracts, Nth the inteatiOn Of changing the p5e,s
Is there man in the county of ordinary
common sense who eau not see and
appreciate the advantage the contractors
had because of that fact? The Gazette's
staggering general declaration wont
answer. If it. has knowledge OF losses
caused by negligence or earelessness or
inefiiciency of the present board of Com
missioners, specify them. We have no
disposition to excuse nor defend them
if they have done wrong in any particu-
lar concerning these buildings. Our
impression Is that they have been care
full aud pains-taking. and that they are
endeavoring to the best of their ability
to protect the public interests. "The
brick contractor" did not get loose
that any one is aware Of. Simon G.
Kane, of Cleveland, has the contract for
the brick work. He sub-let his work to
W ] McClaiD, but the county do Mt know
Mr. McCiain, so far as the brick work
is concerned. Doerzbach s. Decker have
recently sub-let the masonry of the en-
CINE house to the same man, but they
have not got "loose," that any one is
aware of. We hope this explanation
will clear away that dreadful mystery.'